Because Venezuela is in the midst of an economic crisis, procedures that are often a last resort in the battle against breast cancer, like mastectomies, are being favored over more modern standards of care, like radiation and less-invasive surgery, reports AP Online. »3/24/15 7:20pm 3/24/15 7:20pm

It doesn't take a scientist to know that pictures of boobs are better in 3D. Wait, no, apparently it does. According to a new study, 3D mammograms can increase the detection rate of breast cancer as well as decrease the rate of false alarms. »6/25/14 11:00am 6/25/14 11:00am

Many women young women who die from breast cancer have never been screened, according to a new study that suggests that regular mammograms begin earlier than 50 years old. Experts, however, disagree and say the study will "confuse women more than they already are." »9/09/13 11:20am 9/09/13 11:20am

Roughly one third of tumors found in routine mammography screenings are "unlikely to result in illness, according to a new study that says 30 years of the breast cancer exams have resulted in the overdiagnosis of 1.3 million American women." »11/21/12 10:00pm 11/21/12 10:00pm

Raise your hand if you saw this one coming from a mile away — while for years women have been told and told and told by everything from pink NFL wristbands to Yoplait lids that the best way to fight breast cancer was to detect it via self-exams and mammograms, it turns out that the act of looking for breast cancer… »9/07/12 5:00pm 9/07/12 5:00pm

I'm still too young (and, theoretically, not genetically cancer-prone enough) to require regular mammograms, but I've certainly been faced with the choice of seeing a male gynecologist right now or waiting a few days for a lady doctor. This is not a difficult decision. As long as the dude's a non-creepy professional,… »6/11/12 7:45pm 6/11/12 7:45pm

Last week, Boing Boing editor Xeni Jardin live-tweeted her first mammogram — and same-day cancer diagnosis. A number of readers wanted to know if it was possible to be diagnosed with breast cancer so quickly. According to the experts we talked to, the answer is: not exactly. »12/05/11 2:50pm 12/05/11 2:50pm

October and the pink deluge that is Breast Cancer Awareness Month fast approaches, and with that will come constant reminders that women should get regular mammograms. Early detection is key! Prevention, prevention, prevention! »9/18/11 3:42pm 9/18/11 3:42pm